Man stabbed near train tracks

VISTA -- A Latino man in his 50s was stabbed three times,
apparently as he walked by the railroad tracks, a sheriff's
sergeant said.

Deputies were called at 6:55 p.m. by a witness at a nearby AM/PM
who saw the stabbing victim at Mercantile and Rincon streets, Sgt.
Scott Miedecke said. When deputies arrived, they only found blood
in the area, he said.

About 30 minutes later, deputies were called again when the
victim made his way to an apartment in the 800 block of Sinkler Way
and collapsed on a porch, Miedecke said.

The man suffered three wounds in the chest, right abdomen and a
wound in the back which may have nicked his kidney, Miedecke
said.

He was taken by Mercy Air ambulance to an area hospital for
surgery, Miedecke said.

At this point, deputies do not know what led to the stabbing or
have any suspect information, he said.